Community awards

Congratulations to our faculty, staff, students, and postdocs who have won awards for their research, teaching, and scholarship.

2025-26 Academic year

NameAwardDepartment(s)
Vinny TothDean’s Award for Distinguished and Exemplary Service for StaffDean's Office
Ethan LopesStanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Community AwardGeophysics
Khalid OsmanStanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Community AwardCivil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Walker-KeleherOutstanding Achievement Award, Stanford Alumni AssociationCivil and Environmental Engineering
Andrew LeslieMid-Career Excellence in Research Award, Botanical Society of AmericaEarth and Planetary Sciences
Sarah BillingtonOutstanding Leader Award, Stanford Faculty Women's ForumCivil and Environmental Engineering
Sheena ConfortiStanford Libraries Data Sharing PrizeCivil and Environmental Engineering
Rosemary KnightOpen Science Champion Prize, Stanford Center for Open and Reproducible ScienceGeophysics
Ellianna AbrahamsOpen Science Innovator Prize, Stanford Center for Open and Reproducible ScienceDoerr School of Sustainability
Barbara Block2026 Anthony Hsieh Conservation Award, Coastal Conservation Association of CaliforniaOceans
Shreya RamachandranJames W. Lyons Award for ServiceChange Leadership for Sustainability
Zhi-Xun ShenFellowship of the Royal SocietyPrecourt Institute for Energy
Halleh BalchScialog Fellow, Automating Chemical Laboratories, Research Corporation for Science AdvancementOceans
Mofopefoluwa AjaniFirst place, 2026 Net-Zero Technology Business Plan CompetitionEnergy Science & Engineering
Emma LiFirst place, 2026 Net-Zero Technology Business Plan CompetitionEnergy Science & Engineering
Sarah SausanFirst place, 2026 Net-Zero Technology Business Plan CompetitionEnergy Science & Engineering
Sara ConstantinoEarly Career Achievement Award, Society for Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology (American Psychological Association)Environmental Social Sciences
Christian LinderFriedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, Humboldt FoundationCivil and Environmental Engineering
Rob JacksonNational Academy of Sciences memberEarth System Science
Rosamond NaylorNational Academy of Sciences memberEarth System Science
Dustin SchroederNational Fellowship on the Future of Liberal EducationGeophysics
Nan AokiSchool of Engineering Leadership AwardCivil and Environmental Engineering
Iro ArmeniU. V. Helava Award, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote SensingCivil and Environmental Engineering
Micah Tsosie2026 Marion Brummell Kenworthy Award for Student Innovation in Public ServiceEarth Systems Program
Ava Acevedo2026 Marion Brummell Kenworthy Award for Student Innovation in Public ServiceEarth Systems Program
Haeyoung Noh and lab membersBest Paper Award and Best Poster Award, International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and TransportationCivil and Environmental Engineering
Iro Armeni2026 BuiltWorlds Maverick Award, Influence & EducationCivil and Environmental Engineering
Shaili Johri2026 Pew Marine FellowOceans
Nur Arafeh-Dalmau2026 Pew Marine FellowOceans
Rodolfo DirzoOutstanding Contribution Award, International Society of Zoological SciencesEarth System Science
Carlos Diaz-MarinFinalist, Global Prize for Water InnovationEnergy Science & Engineering
Ilenia Battiato2026 InterPore Award for Porous Media ResearchEnergy Science & Engineering
Eduardo Miranda2026 Bruce Bolt Medal, Earthquake Engineering Research InstituteCivil and Environmental Engineering
Alexandria Boehm2024 Best Paper Award, Environmental Science & Technology LettersCivil and Environmental Engineering
James Holland JonesACE Course Design Award, Cultural Evolution SocietyEnvironmental Social Sciences
Madalina VlasceanuRobert B. Cialdini Prize, Society for Personality and Social PsychologyEnvironmental Social Sciences
Yi CuiForeign Member, Chinese Academy of SciencesEnergy Science & Engineering
Gary MavkoMaurice Ewing Medal, Society of Exploration GeophysicistsGeophysics
Michael LepechNamed the C. L. Peck, Class of 1906, ProfessorCivil and Environmental Engineering
Maxine BurkettNamed the Emerson Collective Professor of Climate, Environment, and SocietyEnvironmental Social Sciences
Anne KiremidjianGeorge W. Housner Medal, Earthquake Engineering Research InstituteCivil and Environmental Engineering
Simona OnoriIEEE FellowEnergy Science & Engineering
Ronaldo BorjaJohn Booker Excellence Medal, International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in GeomechanicsCivil and Environmental Engineering
Colette WabnitzWomen’s Impact Award, Falling Walls FoundationCenter for Ocean Solutions
Juliet Nwagwu Ume-Ezeoke2026 Siebel Scholar in Energy ScienceCivil and Environmental Engineering
Jimin Zhou2026 Siebel Scholar in Energy ScienceEnergy Science & Engineering
Edward Apraku2026 Siebel Scholar in Energy ScienceCivil and Environmental Engineering
Akshay Rao2026 Siebel Scholar in Energy ScienceCivil and Environmental Engineering
Ashley BlawasStanford Postdoc Champions: Community Impact AwardOceans
Iro Armeni2025 Google Research Scholar Program recipientCivil and Environmental Engineering
Kate MaherAnonymous Friends University Fellow in Undergraduate EducationEarth System Science
Rosemary Knight2025 Forrest Legacy Award, River PartnersGeophysics
William Tarpeh2025 MacArthur FellowCivil and Environmental Engineering
Madalina VlasceanuRobert B. Cialdini Prize, Society for Personality and Social PsychologyEnvironmental Social Sciences
Will ChuehNamed the Kimmelman ProfessorEnergy Science & Engineering, Precourt Institute
Noah DiffenbaughNamed the William Wrigley ProfessorEarth System Science
Haeyoung Noh2026 A.J. Durelli Award, Society for Experimental MechanicsCivil and Environmental Engineering
Sarah FletcherHydrologic Sciences Early Career Award, AGUCivil and Environmental Engineering

2024-25 Academic year

NameAwardDepartment(s)
Annette HerminghausDean’s Award for Distinguished and Exemplary Service for StaffEnergy Science & Engineering
Edgar VirgüezScience for Solutions Award, AGUEnergy Science & Engineering
Ronaldo BorjaYushan Fellow Award, Ministry of Education, TaiwanCivil and Environmental Engineering
Ching-Yao LaiNSF CAREER AwardGeophysics
Colette WabnitzWomen’s Impact Award, Falling Walls FoundationCenter for Ocean Solutions
Jim LeapeTop Agri-food Pioneer, World Food Prize FoundationCenter for Ocean Solutions
Anne KiremidjianEugene L. Grant awardCivil and Environmental Engineering
Diana MoangaStanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Teaching AwardEarth System Science
Camila Van OostStanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Community AwardCivil and Environmental Engineering
Natalie HerbertStanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Community AwardEarth System Science
Sibyl DiverWalter J. Gores AwardEarth Systems Program
Rob JacksonBlue Planet PrizeEarth System Science
Guadalupe CarrilloCarol Muller Outstanding Service Award, Stanford Faculty Women's ForumDean's Office
Yuan WangNSF CAREER AwardEarth System Science
Rebecca GrekinStudent Sustainability Award, Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)Energy Science & Engineering
Fiorenza MicheliOutstanding Leader Award, Stanford Faculty Women's ForumOceans
Paul SegallElected to the American Academy of Arts & SciencesGeophysics
William MitchFrontier in Research Award, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)Civil and Environmental Engineering
Colin MarvinOutstanding Student Presentation Award, AGUEarth & Planetary Sciences
Lynn OrrArthur M. Bueche Award, National Academy of EngineeringEnergy Science & Engineering
David LobellT.W. Schultz Memorial Lecture & AwardEarth System Science
Ronaldo BorjaMary F. Wheeler Medal, U.S. Association for Computational MechanicsCivil and Environmental Engineering
Madalina VlasceanuAPS Rising StarEnvironmental Social Sciences
Stephan GrahamTwenhofel Medal, SEPM Society for Sedimentary GeologyEarth and Planetary Sciences
Paula WelanderGeochemical Society Hayes AwardEarth System Science
Jack BakerWilliam Alden Campbell and Martha Campbell Professor, School of EngineeringCivil and Environmental Engineering
Lynn HildemannWayne Loel Professor of SustainabilityCivil and Environmental Engineering
Laura SchaeferFrederick Emmons Terman FellowEarth and Planetary Sciences
Ilenia BattiatoFrederick Emmons Terman FellowEnergy Science & Engineering
Krish MehtaForbes "30 Under 30" list 2024Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
Gretchen DailyNamed one of Business Insider's 2024 Climate Action 15 leadersNatural Capital Project, Biology
Howard ZebkerKwoh-Ting Li Professor in the School of EngineeringGeophysics, Electrical Engineering
Khalid OsmanGulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellow, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineCivil and Environmental Engineering
Alexandra KoningsJames B. Macelwane Medal, AGUEarth System Science
Dustin SchroederJames B. Macelwane Medal, AGUGeophysics
Ross SteinPaul G. Silver Award for Outstanding Scientific Service, AGUGeophysics
Eric DunhamUnion Fellow, AGUGeophysics

2023-24 Academic year

NameAwardDepartment(s)
Jenny MilneDean's Award for Distinguished and Exemplary Service for StaffPrecourt Institute for Energy
Margot GerritsenData Science Icon, Women in Data ScienceEnergy Science & Engineering
Hélène BenvenisteSteven and Roberta Denning Faculty Fellow in Global Governance for SustainabilityEnvironmental Social Sciences
Eeshan ChaturvediHE Weeramantry Global Fellowship for International Law on Sustainable DevelopmentEmmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
Steven ChuKarl Compton Medal, American Institute of PhysicsPhysics, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Energy Science and Engineering
Khalid OsmanEugene L. Grant awardCivil and Environmental Engineering
Kyle DouglasStanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Teaching AwardCivil and Environmental Engineering
Alexis WilsonStanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Community AwardEarth System Science
Jenny SkerkerStanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Community AwardCivil and Environmental Engineering
Hamdi TchelepiAppointed the Max Steineke ProfessorEnergy Science and Engineering
Alexandria BoehmAppointed the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor in Environmental StudiesCivil and Environmental Engineering
Stephen LubyWalter J. Gores AwardSchool of Medicine, Woods Institute for the Environment
Susanne SokolowEcological Society of America Sustainability Science AwardWoods Institute for the Environment
Andrea LundEcological Society of America Sustainability Science AwardFormer PhD in the lab of Giulio De Leo, Oceans and Earth System Science
Giulio De LeoEcological Society of America Sustainability Science AwardOceans, Earth System Science
Andrew ChamberlinEcological Society of America Sustainability Science AwardOceans
Jenna ForsythTIME100 Health, 2024School of Medicine, Woods Institute for the Environment
Hae Young Noh2024 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research PrizeCivil and Environmental Engineering
Sarah FletcherNSF CAREER AwardCivil and Environmental Engineering
Ching-Yao Lai2024 Sloan Research FellowGeophysics
Howard Allan ZebkerElected to the National Academy of EngineeringElectrical Engineering, Geophysics
Alexandria BoehmElected to the National Academy of EngineeringCivil and Environmental Engineering, Oceans
Rodolfo DirzoFrontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation Biology, BBVA FoundationEarth System Science, Biology
Anne KiremidjianDoctor Technices Honoris Causa (honorary doctorate) from Aarhus UniversityCivil and Environmental Engineering
Mark JacobsonWorthy 100, 2023Civil and Environmental Engineering
Margariete Malenda1st place, Outstanding Paper Competition at the Geothermal Rising ConferenceGeophysics
Aditi Sheshadri2023 Google Research Scholar Program recipient, Applied Science categoryGeophysics
Ching-Yao Lai2023 Google Research Scholar Program recipient, Geo categoryEarth System Science
Dustin Schroeder2023 Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate EducationGeophysics, Electrical Engineering
Jenna Davis2023 Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate EducationCivil and Environmental Engineering
Lupe CarrilloHonoree of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in a Learning Environment (IDEAL) Honor RollOffice of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Erik SperlingCharles Schuchert AwardEarth and Planetary Sciences
Rosemary KnightAGU Ambassador AwardGeophysics
Yuan WangAGU James B. Macelwane MedalEarth System Science
Rodney Ewing2023 William B. Heroy Jr. Award for Distinguished ServiceEarth and Planetary Sciences
Yuan WangHenry G. Houghton AwardEarth System Science

2022-23 Academic year

NameAwardDepartment(s)
Julia NovyStanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Teaching AwardChange Leadership for Sustainability
Erik SperlingStanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Teaching AwardEarth and Planetary Sciences
Bianca PatelStanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Community AwardPrecourt Institute for Energy
Keoni RodriguezStanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Community AwardEarth Systems Program
Jen KidwellDean’s Award for Distinguished and Exemplary Service for StaffEarth System Science
Margot GerritsenHonorary Doctorate, Eindhoven University of TechnologyEnergy Science & Engineering
Dick Luthy2023 Perry L. McCarty Founders AwardCivil & Environmental Engineering
Simona OnoriClass of 2022 SAE FellowEnergy Science & Engineering
Gretchen DailyEminent Ecologist AwardNatural Capital Project (NatCap), H&S
Jorge RamosEugene P. Odum Award for Excellence in Ecology EducationJasper Ridge Biological Preserve, H&S
Greg DeierleinHonorary Member of the Earthquake Engineering Research InstituteCivil & Environmental Engineering
Anat AdmatiJeakicke Faculty AwardEnvironmental Behavioral Sciences, Graduate School of Business
Anat AdmatiWilbur Cross medalEnvironmental Behavioral Sciences, Graduate School of Business
Patricia BromleyAcademy of Management Annals "Decade Award"Environmental Behavioral Sciences, Education
Jon KrosnickMalinda S. Mitchell Award for ServiceEnvironmental Behavioral Sciences, Communication, Political Science
Anne DekasNSF CAREER AwardEarth System Science, Oceans
Barbara SimpsonNSF CAREER AwardCivil & Environmental Engineering
Erik SperlingNSF CAREER AwardGeological Sciences
Jenny SuckaleNSF CAREER AwardGeophysics
Jack BakerNamed editor of Earthquake SpectraCivil & Environmental Engineering
Jack BakerWilliam B. Joyner Lecture AwardCivil & Environmental Engineering
Anne Kiremidjian2023 Thomas Egleston MedalCivil & Environmental Engineering
Rosemary KnightEngineering News-Record 2022 Top 25 newsmakersGeophysics, Earth System Science
Rosamond NaylorAAAS FellowGlobal Environmental Policy
Tony KovscekElected to the National Academy of EngineeringEnergy Science and Engineering
Anirudh AllamEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper AwardPhD and Postdoc in the lab of Simona Onori, Energy Science and Engineering
Alexandra Konings2023 Sloan Research FellowEarth System Science
Kyle PietrzykLawrence fellowshipEnergy Science and Engineering
Emily SnellGoldwater ScholarshipEarth and Planetary Sciences
Shiran Victoria ShenInternational Public Policy Association Early Career Research AwardCivil & Environmental Engineering
Alicia SeigerBusiness Insider as one of 10 global climate leadersPrecourt Institute for Energy
Juliet Nwagwu Ume-EzeokePaul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New AmericansCivil & Environmental Engineering
Howard Zebker IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society's Fawwaz Ulaby Distinguished Achievement AwardGeophysics

If you don't see an award listed here please reach out to sdss-awards@lists.stanford.edu.

Excellence in Community Award

School leaders and Excellence in DEI award winners smiling together at the community celebration
Image credit: Ashleigh Reddy

The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Excellence in Community Award recognizes individuals who regularly go above and beyond what is expected to create a more inclusive, just, and welcoming community at Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

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